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for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, February 20, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — February 20, 2026

ABDGLYU
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
28
words
100
total points
70
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 100 pts
Genius 70 pts
Amazing 50 pts
Great 40 pts
Nice 25 pts
Solid 15 pts
Good 8 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1LADYBUG
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Words by length
14
4-letter
9
5-letter
2
6-letter
2
7-letter
1
8-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

B
9 words
D
6 words
G
5 words
L
7 words
U
1 word
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All 28 words
BAUD1pt
BUBBA5pt
BUBBLY6pt
BUDDY5pt
BUGGY5pt
BULB1pt
BULGY5pt
BULL1pt
BULLY5pt
DAUB1pt
DUAL1pt
DUALLY6pt
DULL1pt
DULLY5pt
DULY1pt
GAUDY5pt
GLUG1pt
GULAG5pt
GULL1pt
GULLY5pt
LADYBUG14pt
LAUD1pt
LAUDABLY8pt
LUAU1pt
LULL1pt
LULLABY7pt
LULU1pt
UGLY1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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